Tuesday, December 24, 2013

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S y n o p s i s

The Power of the Voice
describes the relationship between voice and behavior.

As a rule, one would expect
a direct relationship between body type and voice type—that is, a larger voice
in a large body, and a smaller voice in a small body. When we see an elephant,
we will automatically imagine a larger and rougher sound compared with a
hummingbird. When we speak of the human voice, however, it is more complex.
First and foremost, it is the size and thickness of the vocal cords that
determine what kind of voice we have; but the shape of the head, the resonance
spaces, and the way we use them also contribute to the voice’s volume and
unique qualities. Someone with a small body, strong vocal cords and excellent
resonance spaces can have a voice that projects much farther than someone with
a large body and weak vocal cords. We can train our voices and our vocal cords,
and we can learn to exploit our resonance spaces, so that we can supplely
change and adjust them according to our needs.

It’s all hidden in the voice

“The telephone conversation
left me completely confused. I could hear in his voice that something was
terribly wrong. He sounded sad, not himself at all. At the same time he was
telling me how good he felt, and how happy he was with his new job. I felt I
could trust his voice more than what he was saying in words.”

Your voice always paints a
portrait of your immediate condition, here and now. It reflects your mood and
your state of mind, how you react to internal and external influences. If you
are depressed and unhappy, as in the above example, it is audible in your
voice; likewise if you are angry and irritated.

In other situations you may
notice that your voice changes; it could for instance become smaller or
disappear entirely, as in this example of a woman encountering a domineering
colleague: “I could suddenly hear my own voice. Confronted by my colleague I
nearly disappeared, and so did my voice. I became small and pleading, and had a
hard time getting any words out.” The situation reminds the woman of her
relationship to her overbearing mother. The woman regresses, feeling small and
oppressed, exactly as she felt early in her life.

Or, imagine that it was forbidden
to express anger in your childhood home. In this case, since anger is a basic
emotion, which must be given voice in order to be expressed fully, you cannot
cope with anger in yourself or your surroundings—and it can be heard in your
voice. Unexpressed anger is always audible.

This is true of all the
basic emotions. In order to feel we are whole and intact human beings, we must
be able to express ourselves with sound. What is grief without weeping? Anger
without shouting and screaming? Joy without cheers and laughter?

When we begin to let our
sound out—perhaps after years of disuse—we can be very surprised at the
results.

One woman reports, “When I
work with my voice, I can sometimes be astounded at how much sound and strength
I have in me. I feel six feet tall and on top of the world.”

Your voice can free you of
so many obstacles that you actually get a physical boost, feeling taller and
more expansive.

Even chronic conditions,
mannerisms, habits and patterns in your voice acquired over time can be
manifestations of unresolved episodes in your life; since you have not dealt
with them or achieved some kind of closure, you carry them around with
you—audibly. These may be expressed as tensions that can, for example, manifest
as a chronic “cry” in the voice, or even a sensation of needing to clear your
throat. What you really need to clear always has a story behind it, and pops up
in situations that resemble what you once experienced.

You can work with the voice
on many levels, depending on how deeply you would like to explore, and where
you are in your life. The voice conceals its own “melodies,” just as though it
were an old-fashioned record player. Each record is engraved with a melody: an
expression of some problem, theme or feeling in your life. The melodies on the
records can be played one after the other, depending on where you are in your
life and what you are ready to work with.

In this way, your voice is
both a portrait of you here and now, playing the melody of the moment, and a
sounding board, lending certain elements of your history, roots and background
extra resonance.

The Power of the Voice
describes the relationship between voice and behavior.

We discuss and identify common voice types (the energy pattern of the
voice) and the personality types that correlate with them, and provide specific
exercises for each voice type that can help bring health and wholeness to both
the voice and the person.

B i o

Lisbeth Hultmann is a Danish
professional opera singer and a certified gestalt therapist, has described in
her book “The Power of the Voice” the correlation between your Voice Type and
your personality. She lives in Gilleleje, Denmark.

Thursday, December 19, 2013

A Naturally Produced Compound Rewinds Aspects of Age-Related Demise in Mice

Researchers have discovered a cause of aging in mammals that may be reversible.

The
essence of this finding is a series of molecular events that enable
communication inside cells between the nucleus and mitochondria. As
communication breaks down, aging accelerates. By administering a
molecule naturally produced by the human body, scientists restored the
communication network in older mice. Subsequent tissue samples showed
key biological hallmarks that were comparable to those of much younger
animals.

"The aging process we discovered is like a married
couple -- when they are young, they communicate well, but over time,
living in close quarters for many years, communication breaks down,"
said Harvard Medical School Professor of Genetics David Sinclair, senior
author on the study. "And just like with a couple, restoring
communication solved the problem."

This study was a joint project
between Harvard Medical School, the National Institute on Aging, and
the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, where Sinclair
also holds a position.

The findings are published Dec. 19 in Cell.

Communication breakdown

Mitochondria
are often referred to as the cell's "powerhouse," generating chemical
energy to carry out essential biological functions. These self-contained
organelles, which live inside our cells and house their own small
genomes, have long been identified as key biological players in aging.
As they become increasingly dysfunctional over time, many age-related
conditions such as Alzheimer's disease and diabetes gradually set in.

Researchers
have generally been skeptical of the idea that aging can be reversed,
due mainly to the prevailing theory that age-related ills are the result
of mutations in mitochondrial DNA -- and mutations cannot be reversed.

Sinclair
and his group have been studying the fundamental science of aging --
which is broadly defined as the gradual decline in function with time --
for many years, primarily focusing on a group of genes called sirtuins.
Previous studies from his lab showed that one of these genes, SIRT1,
was activated by the compound resveratrol, which is found in grapes, red
wine and certain nuts.

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

There are words you don't use in medicine today, such as "cure." But
a remarkable case study in an HIV positive patient treated with black
seed extract resulted in a sustained remission, indicating a safe,
accessible and affordable alternative to highly toxic antiretroviral HIV
drugs may already exist.

Nigella Sativa, also known as 'black
seed,' has been studied for a wide rage of health benefits, but not
until recently was it discovered to hold promise as a curative agent
against potentially lethal viral infections, including Hepatitis C [1]
and now HIV.

A remarkable case study published in August of this
year in the African Journal of Traditional, Complementary, and
Alternative Medicine described an HIV patient who after undergoing
treatment with a black seed extract experienced a complete recovery,
with no detectable HIV virus or antibodies against HIV in their blood
serum, both during and long after the therapy ended. [2]

This was a remarkable and unexpected observation, described by the researchers as follows:

"Nigella sativa had been documented to possess many therapeutic
functions in medicine but the least expected is sero-reversion in HIV
infection which is very rare despite extensive therapy with highly
active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART)."

Despite
its commonplace use as the standard of care for HIV treatment globally,
anti-retroviral therapy remains highly controversial, in part because
the adverse health effects of the drug class may outstrip those
associated with the HIV infection itself.

If you’re wondering how to burn belly fat and have even considered
taking diet pills or fat burners, you should try to do it the all
natural way before taking extreme measures. It’s not really natural for
us to carry all that weight on our midsections, so getting back to a
more natural state is one sure way to watch the fat go away, almost as a
byproduct of our actions. It doesn’t have to be an all out war to kill
your stomach fat. Just make these 10 all-natural adjustments and it
should effortlessly come off.

1. Drink More Water

This
is perhaps the most easiest and effortless way to lose belly fat, and
it’s a problem for countless Americans. There is a dehydration epidemic
going on, and if we all just drank more water, and got closer to the
amount that we actually need each day, there would be less obesity,
fewer digestive problems, and more people that are awake and alert
throughout the day. But here’s the kicker: because it’s only involves
drinking water it’s pretty easy, and easy things are easy to forget to
do. If you’re conditioned to not drink enough water it can be pretty
tough to make a change. But stick with it and soon you’ll reach new
levels of hydration and reduced levels of belly fat.

2. Aim for Total Body Fat

Trying
to spot treat your stomach fat is one sure way to drive yourself up the
wall. It may be the one area that you really care about the most, but
you have to trust that if you aim for overall body fat loss, the stomach
fat will have to go at some point too. Fixating on a trouble spot is
one way to keep it around for the long term, because what we put our
focus on grows. A problem is only as hard as we make it out to be, so if
you’re constantly thinking that your belly fat is the hardest thing to
get rid of, you’ll prove yourself right time and time again.

Get a
scale that measures your body fat percentage and aim to get that down
to a level that is right for your gender. Keep this in mind: if you want
to see your abs guys will have to get to around 10% body fat, while
women need to get below 19% or so.

If
you are a diabetes patient, you are Big Pharma’s best friend. You have
been ear-marked for the rest of your life as a cash cow for the
companies who make diabetes medicines, syringes, blood sugar monitors,
insulin, cotton swabs, and more. But there is a little secret that the
pharmaceutical companies don’t want you to know.

You
don’t need to be one of the 15 million people in the US with this
disease. Up to 90% of all diabetes type 2 (also called adult onset or
non-insulin dependent diabetes) is caused by poor diet, lack of physical
fitness, and lifestyle choices.

You can “cure” yourself.

So,
instead of spending your best years paying the pharmaceutical companies
instead of for your dream vacation or a new car, or being put on
‘pre-diabetic’ drugs by your doctor before you ever attempt to lose a
few pounds and change your eating habits to healthier ones, you can
forge a new path to be diabetes-free.

Don’t allow Big Pharma to
use you to inflate their stock holdings. In a popular pharmacy magazine,
there was recently a slick, full-color, 4-page advertisement that said
“The Diabetes Consumer: Shops More. Spends More. Shops the Whole Store.”
Its disgusting the lengths these companies will go to in order to keep
their profits high while caring so little about your health.

Grape Seed Extract Superior to Anti-Diabetes Drug

Tips for Eliminating Type 2 Diabetes

Here
are some simple steps you can take to stop diabetes type 2 in its
tracks and keep the Big Pharma goons from taking your life and life’s
blood:

1.Exercise at least 30 minutes a day, six days a week. Give yourself one
‘cheat’ or ‘rest’ day, but get moving. It doesn’t matter if you walk,
run, bike, swim, hike, play tennis, do karate, start a yoga or tai chi
class, or any other form of exercise. 30 minutes a day will start to
change your body’s chemistry and help regulate pancreatic reactions.